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...order to keep her outlook fresh and uninhibited.“You need to be grounded internally and excited about the world around you,” Snider said. “If I were out of touch, it would be hard for me to know why Michael Cera is so cool.”What audiences see when they witness an actor like Cera rising to the top of the celebrity ladder, though, is the power of a big break. In reality, people like Stacey Snider are the propellers behind the movies and stars that captivate global audiences...

Author: By Mia P. Walker, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Top Movie Exec Relies on Woman's Intuition | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

Remember that gawky, socially awkward kid in high school who could never quite speak loud enough for anyone to hear him? Actor Michael Cera has been that kid, first in “Arrested Development,” next in “Superbad,” and then in “Juno.” In his latest movie, “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist,” Cera gives hope to the socially inept as he reprises his well-established role as the charmingly goofy, pubescent boy who somehow manages...

Author: By Rachel A. Burns, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cera Gets Indie in ‘Nick and Norah’ | 10/3/2008 | See Source »

...which the two eponymous star-crossed lovers are united by their worship of indie music—in particular the fictional group Where’s Fluffy. But for all its pretensions to understanding indie music fans, the movie comes across as contrived and unemotional. Nick, played by Michael Cera of “Juno” and “Superbad” fame, is devastated after his girlfriend Tris (Alexis Dziena) breaks up with him. Being the generic emo-punk that he is, he makes her dozens of mix CDs with heart-rending titles such as?...

Author: By Chris R. Kingston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist | 10/3/2008 | See Source »

Though his voice is stuck in an uncomfortable prepubescent register, Michael Cera has the gift of appearing both wise beyond his years and not at all happy about it. In Juno and Superbad and, before that, on Arrested Development, Cera has displayed that stricken look, as if he'd received a vision of what life has in store for him, and it worries him sick. He seems prematurely 40, so that any teen trauma has the impact of a midlife crisis or some awful dream endlessly repeating itself. As Nick O'Leary in Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist: Enchanted Evening | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

...life classmate, Su-Chin, who accosts her outside the abortion clinic in the movie.I got closer to figuring out my problem with the film when I considered the supporting cast. Headlined by Jennifer Garner and “Arrested Development” favorites Jason Bateman and Michael Cera, “Juno” seemed poised to be a great, funny, well-acted film. It wasn’t.Jennifer Garner was high-strung and anxious, as if she were in an episode of “Alias.” The only role Michael Cera’s capable...

Author: By Andrew F. Nunnelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Unfunny and Unendearing, 'Juno' Scores Oscar Nod Anyway | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

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